Magnetic sadiron holder



Jan. 10, 1950 g, ANDREWS 2,493,846

MAGNETIC SADIRON HOLDER Filed Jan. 22, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet l' Inventor Robert A Q Andrews Jan. 10, 1950 R. A. c. ANDREWS 2,493,846

MAGNET IC SADIRONHOLDER Filed Jan. 22, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Robert A .6. Andrews Patented Jan. 10, 1950 UNITED MAGNETIC. SADIRON HOLDER RolfertA. C; Andrews, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Application January, 22, 1948, Serial No. 3,737

6 Claims.

ofithe permanent magnet of the holder, to a non- 1.5..

working position.

A further object of the invention is to provide; a magnetic sad-iron holder including hand and/for foot operated means for shifting the permanent;

magnet to a non-working position so as to re- 20,

lease the sad-iron, yieldable means. being pro,- vid'edto. normally hold the permanent magnet in a working position.

Still anotherobject ofthe invention is to provide a magnetic sad-iron holder which is simple 25;

in: construction, efficient in operation, and easy to install and use.

Other objects and features ofthe invention will become apparent from the following description-when considered inconnection with-the" accompanying drawings, in which? Figure 1- is a fragmentary perspective view of an ironing board equipped with a magnetic sadiron holder constructed in accordance with the present invention. 3

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse section taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the construction shown in Figure 2, with the ironing board and holder plate omitted.

Figure 4 is a vertical section taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken on line 55 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawings, an embodiment of the invention is shown applied to an ironing table which includes an ordinary ironing board 5 having an aperture 6 near one end, and spaced legs 1 supporting the board 5 at said end and connected near their lower ends by a transverse rung 8.

As shown, a fiat plate 9 of magnetic material is secured on the board 5 so as to cover the aperture 6, as by means of screws I II. A horseshoe or equivalent permanent magnet II is disposed 55 beneathv the holder plate 9 with the endsthereofi working: position as shown by full linesin Figure 2. and, a lowered non-working position as indie. cated. by dottedlines in the same figure... The; illustrated supporting means includes. a I2 having one leaf attached to an end. portion of. the. magnet H and another leaf attached to. the underside ofJthe ironing board.5fat one endnf; the aperture 6, whereby the magnet I I'is. mounted" for verticalswingingmovement to araisedworking. position with both of. its ends positionedt within the. aperture 6 and. in. close proximity, to, the bottom face of the plate 9, or to a lowered; nonworking position. with one of its ends. sufr, ficiently lowered so that'the plate 9 is out. of.thel path of the. magnetic flux flowing between the. poles of the magnet. The plate 9 is made of. a. suitable material which will not become permannently magnetized, and it will thus be apparent" thatwhen a sad-iron is placed upon the plate 9 as;v indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1 and the mag. net I 'I. is raised to the full line position of Figure, 2, the flux will become effective to hold thesadiiron,,which is made of magnetic.materiaLagainstJ' lateral displacement. On the other hand whent the magnet II is lowered to the. dotted lineposit tion of Figure 2, the flux is ineffective so. that,

the sad-i'ronis released and may be freely removed from the holder. plate 9. The: supporting, means further includes a vertically swinging elongated yoke I3 having its ends pivoted at I4 to a bracket I5 secured to the underside of the ironing board 5 at the same side of the aperture 6 as that at which the hinge I2 is disposed, but at a point removed from said aperture. The legs of the yoke I 3 are provided with transversely aligned longitudinal slots I6 in which are slidably engaged the projecting ends of a transverse pin I 1 secured to and extended through the nonhinged end portion of the magnet II. It will be noted that the pivots at I4 are on a plane below the pivot of the hinge I2, and the pin I1 is disposed a correspondingly greater distance from the end of the associated leg of magnet I I as compared to the pivot of hinge I2. Thus, the yoke I3 is substantially horizontal or parallel with the board 5 when the magnet is in working position. An elastic element or tension spring I8 normally holds the yoke I3 elevated with the magnet II in working position, and this spring is attached at one end to the underside of the board 5 and at the other end to a longitudinal may be pivoted on the run 8 and operatively connected to the yoke l3 by means of a chain or tion between the ironing board and one end portion of the magnet, a yoke pivoted beneath the ironing board and straddling the magnet, and a pin and slot connection between said yoke and the other end portion of said magnet.

4. The construction defined in claim 2, wherein said supporting means includes a hinge connection between the ironing board and one end portion of the magnet, a yoke pivoted beneath the ironing board and straddling the magnet, and a pin and slot connection between said yoke and other link connection 22 having one end attached 7 to the arm l9 and its other end attached to the pedal 2! between the ends of the latter. Obvi-l ously, either the handle or the pedal 2| and connection 22 may be omitted ifdesired. By'

hanging the magnet H at l2 and providing the pin and slot connection 46, I1 between the magnet and the yoke 13, an of the magnet is efiected so that relatively short movement of yoke l3 effects a greater movement of the magnet II. Thi provides for quick release of the sad-iron.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction and operation, as well as the advantagesof the present invention, will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art. Modifications and changes in details of construction are, contemplated, such as fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim as my invention:

1; The combination with an ironing board having an aperture near one end, of a magnetic sadiron holder including a holder plate of magnetic material secured on said board and covering said aperture, a permanent magnet yieldingly supported in a workin position beneath said holder plate, and means to move said magnet downwardly relative to said plate to a non-working position.

' 2. The combination with an ironing board having an aperture near one end, of a magnetic sadironholder including a holder plate of magnetic material secured on said board and covering said aperture, a permanent magnet supported for ver-' tical movement beneath said holder plate, means to raise said magnet to a working position relative to said plate, and means to lower said magnet relative to said plate to a non-working position.

3. The construction defined in claim 2, wherein said supporting means includes a hinge connecaccelerated movement.

the other end portion of said magnet, and a handle on one end of the yoke projecting upwardly at one side of the ironing board.

5. The construction defined in claim 2, wherein said supporting means includes a hinge connection between the ironing board and one end portion of the magnet, a yoke pivoted beneath the ironing board and straddling the magnet, and a pin and slot connection between said yoke and the other end portion of said magnet, and an elastic element connecting the yoke with the iron ing board to normally position the magnet in working position.

6. The combination with an ironing table including an ironing .board having an aperture near one end, and spaced legs supporting said board at said end and connected near their lower ends by a transverse rung, of a magnetic sad-iron holder including a holder plate of magnetic material secured on said board and covering said aperture, a permanent magnet disposed beneath said holder plate with the ends thereof directed toward said plate, supporting means to facilitate vertical movement of said magnet relative to said.

plate between a raised working position and a lowered non-working position, yieldable means to normally hold the magnet in its raised working position, and foot operated means including a foot pedal pivoted on said rung for depressing the magnet to its ROBERT A. C. ANDREWS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 7 Date lowered non-working position. 

